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Racism in health-care settings continues to have a detrimental effect on the care patients are receiving. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Black women’s health‑care experiences remain marked by structural racism — here’s how institutions should move forward

Elizabeth Kusi Appiah, University of Alberta and Elizabeth Papathanassoglou, University of Alberta

Research reveals that the enduring legacy of racism in medicine contributes to suboptimal communication and poor quality care for women.
Not engaging Black communities meaningfully in health and other policy-making processes has been a critical failure, reflecting a history of systemic racism, marginalization and political indifference. (Nappy.co)

Failure to include Black communities in health policy public engagement perpetuates health disparities

Alpha Abebe, McMaster University and Rhonda C. George, McMaster University

While policy organizations publicly claim that they want input from racialized and other marginalized communities, many fail to listen to, accept or integrate what those communities have to say.
In this episode, Roberta Timothy explains why racial justice is a public health issue and talks about why she believes historical scientific racism needs to be addressed. Dr. David Tom Cooke, of UC Davis Health, participated in Pfizer’s clinical trial as part of an effort to reduce skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Black health matters: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 5 transcript

Ibrahim Daair, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

Transcript of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Episode 5: Black health matters
In this episode, Roberta Timothy talks about her new international health project, Black Health Matters, and explains why racial justice is a public health issue. In this photo, Dr. Janice Bacon, a primary care physician with Central Mississippi Health Services, gives Jeremiah Young, 11, a physical exam. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Black health matters: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 5

Anowa Quarcoo, The Conversation; Ibrahim Daair, The Conversation, and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

When COVID-19 first appeared, some called it the great equalizer. But the facts quickly revealed a grim reality: COVID-19 disproportionately impacts racialized communities.
This mural in-progress outside the Apple store in Montréal is a sign of antiracist allyship: will this work help society start to address the long-term health impacts of racism? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

5 ways to address internalized white supremacy and its impact on health

Roberta K. Timothy, University of Toronto

While many institutions pledged their support for anti-racism work this summer, a health researcher says these ideas need to go further to address the long-term health impacts of internalized racism.

Related Topics

  1. Black Canadians
  2. Black health matters
  3. Black Lives Matter
  4. Coronavirus
  5. COVID-19
  6. Critical race
  7. Health care
  8. Race
  9. Racism
  10. Social determinants of health

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